GRE Word List

POTENTIAL

existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality

The meaning of the word potential is existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality.

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WordMeaning
bequeathto give or leave by will (see will
virulentmarked by a rapid, severe, and destructive course
orificean opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass
constitutionthe basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or social group that determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it
vehementmarked by forceful energy : powerful
compromisesettlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions
diminutionthe act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease
cabalthe contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government)
catapultan ancient military device for hurling missiles
martineta strict disciplinarian